Introduction: Over the past two decades, the prevalence of psychological distress and mental disorders among adolescents has markedly increased. This coincides with the advent and rapid adoption of social media, resulting in a proliferation of research examining time spent on social media and its relationship with mental health. However, to date,…

Adolescent risk-taking behaviors, encompassing both positive and negative dimensions, play a pivotal role in shaping psychosocial adaptation. As prior research has predominantly adopted variable-centered approaches, the heterogeneity patterns of risk-taking behaviors and their differential associations with multidimensional adaptation remain…

Research Findings: Measuring toddlers' cortisol levels both in childcare and at home and their relation to child- and childcare-related factors may help to identify stress-inducing childcare practices and children who are more vulnerable to stress in childcare. Accordingly, toddlers' (n = 320, 51.2% female, mean age = 26.8 months) cortisol levels…